A Russian girl was just in here trying to buy wine and had an "ID Card" issued by some commercial entity that had all sorts of warnings on the back about how not honoring it was illegal and opens you up to discrimination lawsuits. She had no passport or actual Cali ID. She looked young and the card said she was 28. I refused the sale.

Non-Government ID=Fake ID. You are old enough to know better. Perhaps the old CA Baptismal certificates going for valid alcohol purchases will jar your memory. A totally Jewish and Jewish-looking friend who lived in SD in the 70's had one and he said it worked for him quite a bit.

They'd eat you up like dim sum dumplings on the East Coast and your license would be gone in a jiffy if you can't discern crap like this. The non-govs are usually HS kids here in NYC. Also look for the ones that look like a state-issued DL but the seal says 'Genuine Authentic.' That means 'Genuinely, Authentically Fake.' I can send you some samples if you like, PM me.

Brent C l a y t o n wrote: Also look for the ones that look like a state-issued DL but the seal says 'Genuine Authentic.' That means 'Genuinely, Authentically Fake.' I can send you some samples if you like, PM me.

Brent

Another thing I was taught to do when I was bartending- if someone gave you a DL that you suspected was fake, you could swipe it through the credit card machine. If the card was authentic and the magnetic strip was indeed magnetized, it would make the machine beep. Not sure if it would work on the newer machines (this was about 10 years ago).

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Brent C l a y t o n wrote: Also look for the ones that look like a state-issued DL but the seal says 'Genuine Authentic.' That means 'Genuinely, Authentically Fake.' I can send you some samples if you like, PM me.

Brent

Another thing I was taught to do when I was bartending- if someone gave you a DL that you suspected was fake, you could swipe it through the credit card machine. If the card was authentic and the magnetic strip was indeed magnetized, it would make the machine beep. Not sure if it would work on the newer machines (this was about 10 years ago).

Linda Baehr wrote:Another thing I was taught to do when I was bartending- if someone gave you a DL that you suspected was fake, you could swipe it through the credit card machine. If the card was authentic and the magnetic strip was indeed magnetized, it would make the machine beep. Not sure if it would work on the newer machines (this was about 10 years ago).

You were a bartender? How many times did guys try to hit on you by ordering a certain drink made with Sloe Gin, Southern Comfort, Galliano and OJ?

Linda Baehr wrote:Another thing I was taught to do when I was bartending- if someone gave you a DL that you suspected was fake, you could swipe it through the credit card machine. If the card was authentic and the magnetic strip was indeed magnetized, it would make the machine beep. Not sure if it would work on the newer machines (this was about 10 years ago).

You were a bartender? How many times did guys try to hit on you by ordering a certain drink made with Sloe Gin, Southern Comfort, Galliano and OJ?

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Linda Baehr wrote:Another thing I was taught to do when I was bartending- if someone gave you a DL that you suspected was fake, you could swipe it through the credit card machine. If the card was authentic and the magnetic strip was indeed magnetized, it would make the machine beep. Not sure if it would work on the newer machines (this was about 10 years ago).

You were a bartender? How many times did guys try to hit on you by ordering a certain drink made with Sloe Gin, Southern Comfort, Galliano and OJ?

Linda Baehr wrote:Another thing I was taught to do when I was bartending- if someone gave you a DL that you suspected was fake, you could swipe it through the credit card machine. If the card was authentic and the magnetic strip was indeed magnetized, it would make the machine beep. Not sure if it would work on the newer machines (this was about 10 years ago).

You were a bartender? How many times did guys try to hit on you by ordering a certain drink made with Sloe Gin, Southern Comfort, Galliano and OJ?

Old line of yours, Eric?

Ken, I wish. I never had the balls to try and order that from a hot bartendress. Not to mention that it probably tastes like crap.

Linda Baehr wrote:Another thing I was taught to do when I was bartending- if someone gave you a DL that you suspected was fake, you could swipe it through the credit card machine. If the card was authentic and the magnetic strip was indeed magnetized, it would make the machine beep. Not sure if it would work on the newer machines (this was about 10 years ago).

You were a bartender? How many times did guys try to hit on you by ordering a certain drink made with Sloe Gin, Southern Comfort, Galliano and OJ?

Old line of yours, Eric?

Ken, I wish. I never had the balls to try and order that from a hot bartendress. Not to mention that it probably tastes like crap.

I'm betting you'd didn't have much success with "You wanna come to my place and see my software?"

Linda Baehr wrote:Another thing I was taught to do when I was bartending- if someone gave you a DL that you suspected was fake, you could swipe it through the credit card machine. If the card was authentic and the magnetic strip was indeed magnetized, it would make the machine beep. Not sure if it would work on the newer machines (this was about 10 years ago).

You were a bartender? How many times did guys try to hit on you by ordering a certain drink made with Sloe Gin, Southern Comfort, Galliano and OJ?

Old line of yours, Eric?

Ken, I wish. I never had the balls to try and order that from a hot bartendress. Not to mention that it probably tastes like crap.

I'm betting you'd didn't have much success with "You wanna come to my place and see my software?"

Hardware, Ken. Software will get you nowhere.

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Roberto,Don't worry all those California Driver's Licenses you accept aren't a valid form of ID either. The DMV will tell you a driver's license is NOT a valid form of ID and not to accept it as such, it's a license to drive only. However, their ID cards are a form of ID to be used as such. The only difference between them, one says Identification Card on top and one say's Driver's License on top....only in California

Bruce Rudman wrote:Back to the issue of the fake ID, I am told the newer fake Govt. Ids have encoded magnetic strips too. Makes it harder to tell.

That also depends on who is doing the encoding and whether or not the person checking the id is cognizant of the sequencing.

Lots of kids insist that you scan their fake id's because the seller bragged to them about how it scans. But if the numbers are just gobbledygook it's obvious. Also, each state has a certain identifier sequence with your birthday embedded in it somehow, it varies state to state. I have seen id's that were altered on the front but scanned with a different, younger birthdate or a completely different date than what is on the front of the ID, leading you to believe the counterfeiters are just reusing one strip on multiple id copies.

Yet other states are moving away from a magnetic strip to barcode and advanced, next-gen barcode technology. The next-gen is great for law enforcement, but doesn't help me much. The best universal security feature that is out there, IMO is the UV hologram. Those are tough to duplicate in a forged instrument, but if you have someone on the inside in a DMV who is doing this sort of thing for criminals/illegal aliens then that's a whole other kettle of fish than young kids seeking ID's for the purpose of underage drinking.

Roberto Rogness wrote:Got a letter from the city today with the explanation. She was a DECOY. We turned her down and they thanked us for our diligence.

or you could have just said, "Are you at least 21 years old?" by law, the decoy must answer that question truthfully. also, as it was explained to me in the last Responsible Pouring Seminar i attended, the ID presented by a decoy must be their actual identification - not a mock-up or fake ID.

I am a defense attorney and part time wine salesman. I know of no requirement that a decoy tell the truth or absolute rule that they must show their real ID. In fact, I can almost gurantee that they can lie about their age. the fake ID by a decoy would give you a stong entrapment argument. There laws will vary by state.

Roberto Rogness wrote:Got a letter from the city today with the explanation. She was a DECOY. We turned her down and they thanked us for our diligence.

or you could have just said, "Are you at least 21 years old?" by law, the decoy must answer that question truthfully. also, as it was explained to me in the last Responsible Pouring Seminar i attended, the ID presented by a decoy must be their actual identification - not a mock-up or fake ID.

nice work on following your instincts.

In California that is correct. They can't lie about thir age if asked and can't dress or "look" older. ( ie. They can't wear a shirt with alcohol advertisement on it etc. And you can't use a kid who is 18 but looks 30. There is a lot of rules and case law here regarding minor decoys.

andy velebil wrote:In California that is correct. They can't lie about thir age if asked and can't dress or "look" older. ( ie. They can't wear a shirt with alcohol advertisement on it etc. And you can't use a kid who is 18 but looks 30. There is a lot of rules and case law here regarding minor decoys.

Richard Merenbach wrote:I am a defense attorney and part time wine salesman. I know of no requirement that a decoy tell the truth or absolute rule that they must show their real ID. In fact, I can almost gurantee that they can lie about their age. the fake ID by a decoy would give you a stong entrapment argument. There laws will vary by state.

i'm not sure what other states require as part of their decoy operations, but as far as CA goes the decoy must answer questions about their age truthfully, and must show their own ID if asked during the sting operation.

the ABC employee who told you that was partially right. ABC guide lines require that the decoy look the underage and that they tell the truth. Court have said that those provisions do not affect whether you have violated the criminal statute. So, as far as criminal law is concerned, you are guilty of selling to the underage even if the decoy looks older and he lies about his age.

The key to an entrapment defense in Cali is that you have to prove you are not predisposed to commit the crime. Both the appearence and the lying might help you set up the defense, but would probably not be sufficient to most juries. This is why the policy of most stores to check all IDs of anyone who looks younger then 30.

By-the-way, just to make sure I was not off base here, since I usually only do felonies, I checked West's Annotated Code.

We have a card reader that can utilize magnetic strips or next-gen barcodes. We have a wall of shame loaded with fake IDs. The better ones have holograms that match state issued DLs to a certain degree but since many states use multiple holograms and imagery, something usually gets overlooked. The fakes never scan either. I had a customer who was buying about $1600.00 worth of call brand liquor in large format and I routinely check the DL to see if the name matches the credit card (this was not an age issue), he handed me a Florida DL with the "Genuine Authenticity" holograms and the hologram images of keys. I denied the sale and confiscated the license. When the "customer" protested and insisted that I give his license back, I replied that I would be happy to call the local police and if there was no issue with the validity of the license, he could have it back and proceed with the sale.

He left. I presume the CC was fake also.

The giveaway on the better fakes these days is the photo. If it looks two dimensional as if it came from a color printer, it's probably bogus.

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Mark.Ricca wrote:We have a card reader that can utilize magnetic strips or next-gen barcodes. We have a wall of shame loaded with fake IDs. The better ones have holograms that match state issued DLs to a certain degree but since many states use multiple holograms and imagery, something usually gets overlooked. The fakes never scan either. I had a customer who was buying about $1600.00 worth of call brand liquor in large format and I routinely check the DL to see if the name matches the credit card (this was not an age issue), he handed me a Florida DL with the "Genuine Authenticity" holograms and the hologram images of keys. I denied the sale and confiscated the license. When the "customer" protested and insisted that I give his license back, I replied that I would be happy to call the local police and if there was no issue with the validity of the license, he could have it back and proceed with the sale.

He left. I presume the CC was fake also.

The giveaway on the better fakes these days is the photo. If it looks two dimensional as if it came from a color printer, it's probably bogus.